Dipke Responds to Social Media Restrictions
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke criticised government-directed Instagram content and account restrictions.
Scale of Orders
- Approximately 1.95 lakh blocking orders issued to Instagram, Facebook and YouTube between March and July 2026.
- Average of around 1,275 orders per day.
- Instagram received nearly one lakh orders in the period.
Dipke Statement
"Instagram is merely a platform where people raise questions. Removing accounts and posts will deepen distrust rather than address the underlying issues."
Context
- Dipke previously reported restrictions on CJP-related Instagram content.
- Internet Freedom Foundation noted restrictions on accounts covering Delhi protests, with some later restored.
- Blocking orders operate under IT Act Section 69A and intermediary rules.
Restrictions limit visibility of posts but do not resolve the public concerns that generate them.